By Julia Evangelou Straitstlbeacon.org, November 12, 2009 As far back as Sherman Silber can remember, his parents told him he wanted to be a doctor. “They pounded it into me!” said Silber with a laugh. “There was a tremendous parental push. But I’m really happy for it,” he said. “I was a Jewish boy in […]
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St. Luke’s Hospital Named One of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Fourth Year in a Row St. Luke’s Hospital Press Release CHESTERFIELD, MO, February 24, 2010 – For the fourth year in a row, St. Luke’s Hospital is the only Missouri hospital to be named on the HealthGrades list of America’s 50 Best Hospitals. The […]
“Giving An Ovary To My Twin Was A ‘Magical’ Opportunity” by Gordon Rayner, Chief ReporterTelegraph.co.uk, November 17, 2008 Susanne Butscher’s identical twin said donating an ovary to give her sister the chance of a normal life was a “magical” opportunity. Dorothee Tilly, 39, was “ecstatic” when Susanne told her she had fallen pregnant a year […]
by Jo Gardner Fertility Road, March/April 2011 Nothing prepares a woman for the news that conceiving will be a challenge, but when you’re informed IVF isn’t plausible either, a sense of helplessness just adds to the hurt and confusion. That’s what happened to my twin sister when she got blood test results back from a […]
by Katie Moisse Scientific American February 2010 More recently, a relatively new procedure can preserve fertility by removing and freezing the “biological clock” itself: The ovary. Before starting cancer treatment, one walnut-size ovary is removed in a 30-minute, minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure. The tissue is then cut into pieces the size of rice grains and flash frozen […]
“Infertility Chat on Mom.com” Monday, February 7, 2000 Dr. Sherman SilberInternational Fertility ExpertAuthor of How to Get Pregnant (For more questions and answers, visit Dr. Silber’s Frequently Asked Questions page. Also check out Dr. Silber’s online chat from TalkCity.com PregnancyEditor: Mom.com is proud to present Dr. Sherman Silber, one of the world’s leading fertility experts […]
Notes from Dr. Silber’s Journal from his trip to the Galapagos Islands to study extinction, and gather data for his theory on dinosaur extinction 1/7/11 Santa Cruz Islands and The Great Tortoises What I learned about the Galapagos tortoise breeding reintroduction program is the most important new information I got on this expedition for fleshing […]
Fertility Pioneer by Andrea Hijmans AMC Magazine, September 2011 AMC Magazine is a magazine of the University of Amsterdam Medical Center in the Netherlands, lauding Dr. Silber’s pioneering and innovative work in infertility. Fertility expert Sherman Silber is an innovation champion. He was, for instance, the first one to restore male sterilisation and among the […]
Transmission of Y deletions by ICSI makes genetic counseling necessary IVF News, Volume 9, No 3&4, 1998 The role of the Y chromosome in male-germ-cell development continues to pose important challenges for researchers and clinicians alike, but the picture appeared to become even more challenging with reports from the groups of Dr Sherman Silber in St […]
By Victoria Lambert The London Daily Telegraph Sunday Magazine, November 26, 2009 As an increasing number of women delay motherhood at the risk of losing their fertility, one doctor believes he has found the answer: pausing biological time by freezing ovarian tissue. Victoria Lambert sees him at work. A small, warm-faced man, with sharp darting […]
“Ovary Transplants Could Transform Family Life” by Dr. Sherman Silber, Infertility Specialist & Surgeon Telegraph.co.uk, December 18, 2008 The birth of a baby girl after her mother was the first woman to receive an ovary transplant has been the culmination of ten years of work on freezing and transplanting ovaries and it’s thrilling. We have […]